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Short animated comedy

It Was a Dark and Silly Night (2008): Cast

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night is a 2008 short animated comedy directed by Steven-Charles Jaffe, starring Lesley Chilcott, Aaron Van Yurinne and Ellen Swietlik. It runs 5 minutes.

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night (2008) movie poster
Released
Runtime
5 min
Genres
Animation , Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is It Was a Dark and Silly Night About?

The premise of It Was a Dark and Silly Night without spoilers.

Unexpected guests crash a children's cemetery party in this humorously macabre adaptation of a Neil Gaiman story, animated in typically ghoulish style by cartoonist Gahan Wilson. Wilson's ink work adds a darkly playful tone, mixing spooky atmosphere with witty, dead‑pan humor as the intruders turn the solemn celebration into an eerie mishap.

It Was a Dark and Silly Night Themes & Keywords

· 7 tags
  • children's party
  • unexpected guest
  • party
  • ghoulish
  • macabre
  • cemetery
  • featurette
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Cast & crew

It Was a Dark and Silly Night Cast

Lesley Chilcott leads the cast, with Aaron Van Yurinne and Ellen Swietlik. Directed by Steven-Charles Jaffe.

From the director

More from Steven-Charles Jaffe

One more film directed by Steven-Charles Jaffe: Scarab.

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It Was a Dark and Silly Night FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of It Was a Dark and Silly Night, each answered in a sentence.

How long is It Was a Dark and Silly Night?

It Was a Dark and Silly Night runs 5 minutes.

When was It Was a Dark and Silly Night released?

It Was a Dark and Silly Night was released on October 18, 2008.

Who directed It Was a Dark and Silly Night?

It Was a Dark and Silly Night was directed by Steven-Charles Jaffe.

More films by Steven-Charles Jaffe

Who is in the cast of It Was a Dark and Silly Night?

It Was a Dark and Silly Night stars Lesley Chilcott, Aaron Van Yurinne and Ellen Swietlik.

Does It Was a Dark and Silly Night have a post-credit scene?

No. It Was a Dark and Silly Night has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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